Another question about charging - Ego C-Twist

[MarkS]

My ego c-twist arrived today and I want to give it a full charge.

can I use the USB charger that came with my Riva 1100 kit?
The reason I ask is I have on charge now and the red lite is flickering between red & green, where as when I charge the Riva batteries they stay red with the occasional flicker and it lights up green once fully charged.

Don't want to knacker my new toy.

[Karma]

It should be fine. some of my batteries do that when they are nearly charged

[genguskhan]

I think there was a thread on this? Or someone talking about this? My Joy ego-C twist blinks every about 5 seconds from red to green I put mine on charge to check it out so you will be fine

[MarkS]

Cheers Karma & Gengus

Do you get the impression I'm a bit of a worrywart?

Better safe than set on fire though eh?

[Karma]

If you have a question you're best asking it Mark, chances are loads of folks will have wondered the same thing!

[genguskhan]

No probs mate

You should have seen me when I first got mine put it on charge and it blinked 5 times and the light on the battery went out, so I thought it was nackered spent two hours on the net trying to find out what was wrong with it

[MarkS]

That's the only downside with many of these products the instructions that come with them are normally shabby to non-existent.

Just to clarify, the green light will  stay on once fully charged?

[Karma]

It will Mark

[MarkS]

Thank you Karma.

I'll wait in excited anticipation!

[skyjay]

When i charge up my spinners and twist i turn the voltage up full and leave them till they r a steady green

[OneDay]

It's always better to check and be safe than sorry, especially where batteries & chargers are concerned

[MarkS]

Thank you skyjay, Mine was in about the middle so I've turned it up to the highest 4.8

I did think that onedayillquit, so was why I asked, but in all honestly I was more concerned about the battery blowing before I got to try it than my own personal safety...I know I know...but I want to see what all the fuss is about.

[dave]

I wouldn't think that changing the voltage setting will make any difference when charging it - certainly a new one on me ???

[djs]

I charge my spinner using my Riva 420mah charger. It's an odd thing, it seems do just do it's own style when charging. I've had it all, flashing lights, not flashing, blue this, green that, red that.

I think it's alien code t.b.h.

Vision "phone home".....

Can't think I have ever "spun" it, just plug it in and go. Takes about 4 hours @ 420. (It's a 1.3 fuel injection model)

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I really would like a new battery, can't decide which a.t.m. If a twist is only 1,000mah and about £1-2 less, I can't quite see the logic.

is there another one out there? (i.e. neither twist or spin...)

[OneDay]

I think for ego form factor vv you can only twist or spin